AF&PA Report: Containerboard Production Increases
- Published: May 04, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. | According to the recently released American Forest & Paper Assn.’s February 2010 U.S. Containerboard Statistics Report, total containerboard paper production again rose sharply when compared to February 2009. Total production saw an increase of 208,400 tons or 8.9% over same month last year. For the two months of 2010 production has 13.9% over 2009.
Additional key findings from the report include:
- Linerboard production was up from last year.
- Medium production follows the trend and increase over February 2009.
- Operating rates also reflected the year over year increase.
AF&PA members can access the full report on the AF&PA StatMill web site.